I met Iris for the first time about a year ago. We were taking a class for tourism operators together and one of our first exercises was to introduce ourselves and describe our work in less than two minutes. Given the mumbo-jumbo most of us were able to come up with, it turns out this is not such a simple task. But
Author: Marion Krivine
French owner of Krivine Guesthouse in Midreshet Ben Gurion, together with my British husband John. A little piece of european greenery in the heart of the Negev Highlands, Israel. I have set out on this journey in order to provide our guests with the most accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive guide of the area.
The Fish Pond
This is a story of trial and error.
For years, I had been planning in my head a fish pond that would be a center piece for our garden.
Haim Berger – NegevJeep
Haim is a tour guide, he works day and night and I think he should slow down.
Ein Yorkeam
Ein Yorkeam is a very easily accessible water spring situated right at the exit of the Big Crater of Yeruham. A 20 minutes drive from the guesthouse. The place is charming
Mount Ardon
Mount Ardon (Har Ardon) can be attacked in any season, it requires planning and precision timing, it is moderately challenging. All Israeli hiking aficionados know about Har Ardon but there is a good chance that you will not meet another soul on this three-hour hike
David and Paula Ben Gurion’s Desert Home
At the start of 1954 David Ben Gurion announced that he would be resigning from politics and would move to Sde Boqer. This astounded the Israeli public, not the least the young pioneers who had created the the communal farm three years previously. His immediate entourage also had one or two reservations.
Coming to the Negev by Bus
If I were a tourist from abroad visiting Israel I absolutely would not rent a car. I am going to list the reasons:
Vegan Xpress
Vegan Xpress is a vegan restaurant, no surprises there. But from now on, everything is going to be a total surprise. It’s in Mitzpe Ramon which is a very small town but I guarantee that without GPS or Waze you could spend an entire day with a map and you wouldn’t find it.
Mount Ramon and Karnei Ramon View Point
Important update: before you venture to Mount Ramon, check that road 171 is open. Due to some flood damages; it was closed to civilian circulation in October 2022 and no date for reopen has been announced as far as I know. But repairs are scheduled.
Like the Albert Promenade and the Sculpture Park, this excursion to Mount Ramon and the Karnei Ramon viewpoint allows you to look down into the immense geological phenomenon which is the Ramon Makhteshm but this time, from the other extremity.
Ten days in the Negev in July (with the family)
Anne and Pascal are a French couple, she is a psychologist, he a doctor, they have three teenage children and their lives are fairly intense as you can imagine.
The two of them have been coming to us every year for the past four years as a total escape. They stay on average for five nights, they come at different seasons, they are infinitely curious, they explore, they are delightful and we get on well with them. But when I received an email from Anne telling me that they had decided to come for ten days with the children in July, I almost panicked.
